Combined hose-supporter, corset-protector, and abdomen-supporter.



No. 896,042. PATENTED AUG. 11, 1908.

M. J. POST. Y COMBINED HOSE SUPPOETER, CORSET PROTECTOR,

AND ABDOMEN SUPPORTER.

APPLIOATION FILED OOT.1, 1907.

MARY JOSEPHINE POST, OF HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY.

COMBINED HOSE-SUPPORTER, CORSET-PROTECTOR, AND ABDOMEN-SUPPORTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 11, 1908.

Application filed. October 1, 1907. Serial No. 395,443.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY JOSEPHINE PosT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hoboken, Hudson county, Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Hose-Supporter, Corset Protector, and Abdomen- Supporter; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain improvements in a combined hose supporter, corset protector and abdomen supporter.

The object of my device is to provide a device of this character which is applied under the corset and supported thereby which prevents the corset from cutting or pressing upon the breast bone and also provided with means for supporting the hose,

- and also serving as a means for holding the waist down in front and preventing it from slipping to. one side.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device of this character which is provided with a series of short whale bones or steels which extend over the hips and prevent the corset steels from breaking and the hose supporter attaching means serving as an abdomen supporter.

A further object of my invention is to provide a more simple, cheap and effective device of this character which can be readily applied and which will not in the least injure the corsets or other garments of the wearer.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective View showing my device applied. Fig. 2, is a perspective view of my improved device as it would appear. I Fig. 3, is a vertical sectional view of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4, is a perspective view of a modification.

Referring now to the drawings, 1, represents the main body portion of my improved device which is preferably made of an elongated broad flat piece of steel and which has its upper end curved outwardly at 2, to prevent pressure of the corset upon the breast bone of the wearer, while the lower end is curved inwardly at 3 to support the abdomen and also to prevent forcing the corset outwardly, all of which will be hereinafter more fully described.

While I have described the member 1, as being of steel it will be understood that the term steel includes whale bone or other detate of New sirable compositions adapted to be used for this purpose and the term steel in the claims does not limit the claims to a metal strip. The said steel is covered with two pieces of cloth 4 and 5, one piece on each side, which is of a width considerably wider than the steel, and its lower end is flared or enlarged outwardly at 6,' and extends considerably below the lower end of the steel 1. the edge of the cloth covering is a row of stitching 7, while also around the steel is a row of stitching 8, which holds the steel in a central position within its covering. The covering is made considerably larger than the steel so that it will be firmly clamped under the corset and also prevent the device from cutting into the wearer and being uncomfortable. The lower broadened end 6, is provided with elastic loops 7 and 8, which are adapted to allow the safety pins 9 and 10 to pass therethrough and to which are attached the supporters 11 and 12. While I have shown this meansof attaching the sup porters it will be understood that eyelets 13 shown in Fig. 4 might be used, into which hooks or safety pins carried by the supporters can be hooked. While I have shown the supporters so attached it will be understood that they may be stitched orotherwise secured. Stitched to the under side of the flared end 6 is an enlarged piece of cloth 13 which extends down and protects the under clothing from coming in contact with the supporters and their attaching means.

Secured to the steel 1, adjacent its lower end, is a hook 14. The said hook is formed of sheet metal and has the outwardly extending vertical portion 15 which is adapted to extend outwardly between the two front steels of the corsets and is bent and twisted at 15 to throw the lower end downwardly fiat parallel with the steel 1, but a distance therefrom all of which will be hereinafter more fully described. While I have shown this specific form of hook it will be understood that any form of hook could be used. The said steel adjacent its upper end is provided with a stud 16 which extends outwardly between the two end steels of the corsets and the said stud and hook being spaced apart a distance so that the said stud and hook both rest upon the clasps of the corset, and thus the device is held in place under the corsets, and prevented from being pulled down by the strain of the supporters or from having any lateral movement.

Around At a point op osite the hook 14, the covering has secure thereto the steel or whale bones 17 and 18, on each side of which extends at right angles to the steel 1 and each are provided with a series of cross or vertical whale bones 19 which are arranged a distance apart equal to that of the steels of the ordinary corsets and thus when the device is applied they are directly beneath the corset steels. This prevents the steel of the corset from being bent at such a great angle when the wearer stoops, and thus absolutely or to a great degree, prevents the breaking of the corset steels. The said steels are provided with a covering 20 as shown.

The device is'placed beneath the corsets and the same fastened in the usual manner, the stud 16 and hook 14, projecting from between the two front steels of the corset and thus the device is prevented from having any lateral movement under the corsets. The strain of the supporters pulling the stud and hook down upon fastening means of the corsets and thus are prevented from being pulled down and the strain distributed upon two hooks of the corsets so that should one break, the other one will support the device.

While I have shown and described the device the full length of the corset, it will be understood that it could be cut off just above the hook 14, as shown in Fig. 4 and yet per form the same function except not protecting the breast bone. The lower end of the hook 14 is adapted to engage the waist band of the waist and hold. the same down and prevent it from being pulled up from under the belt or from sliding to one side, and thus serves the two functions.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is,

1. The combination with an open front corset, of a steel having its upper end curved outwardly and its inner end inwardly and beneath the front steels of the corset, and an outwardly extending stud projecting between the front steels of the corset and adapted to be supported by the fasteners carried by the corset.

2. The combination with an open front corset, of a steel beneath the same, and having an outwardly extending stud at its upper end and an outwardly extending hook at about the waist line projecting between the front steels of the corset and adapted to be supported by the fasteners carried by the corset, and a combined abdomen supporter and hose supporter attaching means carried bythe lower end of the steel.

3. The combination with an open front corset, of a steel having its upper end curved outwardly and its inner end inwardly, and beneath the corset a stud and a hook carried by the steel and projecting between the front steels of the corset, and a combined abdomen supporter and hose supporter attaching means carried by the lower end of the steel.

4. The combination with an open front corset, of a steel having a covering provided with an enlarged lower end forming an abdomen supporter and garter attaching means, an outwardly extending stud and hook carried by the steel and projecting between the front steels of the corset and supported by the fasteners carried by the corset, and a corset protector carried by each side of the covering and composed ofa series of short vertical steels arranged to come beneath the corset steels.

5. The combination with an open front corset, of a steel having a covering provided with an enlarged lower end forming an abdomen supporter and hose supporter attaching means, an outwardly extending stud and hook carried by the steel and projecting be tween the front steels of the corset and supported by the fasteners carried by the corset, and a corset protector carried by each side of the covering, and composed of a horizontal steel having a series of vertical steels having a covering, and the vertical steels arranged to come beneath the corset steels.

6. The combination with an open front corset, of a steel having a covering forming an abdomen supporter and garter attaching means, an outwardly extending piece of flat metal and arranged on edge to project between the front steels of the corset and bent downwardly to form a hook for engaging the waist and holding it down.

7. The combination with an open front corset, of a steel having a covering provided with an enlarged lower end, forming an abdomen supporter and hose supporter attaching means, said steel having an outwardly extending stud at its upper end, an outwardly extending piece of flat metal secured near the lower end of the steel and arranged on edge to project between the front steels of the corset and bent downwardly to form a hook for engaging the waist and holding it down, a corset protector carried by each side of the covering and composed of a horizontal steel having a series of vertical steels.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

MARY JOSEPHINE POST. 

